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CVE-2023-31438

MEDIUM

5.3

Description

An issue was discovered in systemd 253. An attacker can truncate a sealed log file and then resume log sealing such that checking the integrity shows no error, despite modifications. NOTE: the vendor reportedly sent "a reply denying that any of the finding was a security vulnerability."

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score5.3

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published6/13/2023

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

systemd_project:systemd

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-354

References

https://github.com/kastel-security/Journald(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/kastel-security/Journald/blob/main/journald-publication.pdf(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/28886(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/kastel-security/Journald(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/kastel-security/Journald/blob/main/journald-publication.pdf(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/28886(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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